CARBON FOOTPRINT
Globally, buildings contribute to:
38%
Carbon emissions
35%
Energy consumption
50%
Resource consumption*
* World Green Building Council 2023
In Australia, by 2050:
85%
of Australia’s built environment emission will be from embodied carbon +
+ World Green Building Council 2023
The Sustainable Buildings SEPP will reduce emissions by:
2.6 Mt
Over 10 years of the policy
8.5 million
Trees planted (equivalent)
1.6 million
Vehicles off the road (equivalent)